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Season change


My first month here at AutoCom is already over. A lot has happened in the past few weeks. Firstly, I finally did some sightseeing. We went to downtown Detroit to explore the city on a very nice day. It is really beautiful which is a little surprising as Detroit tends to have a rather negative reputation. We walked along the water where you can see Canada on the other side of the river.


Additionally, Marie and Florian both left AutoCom and Royal Oak at the end of August. Since Florian used to live with us, my housemate and I took him to the bus station the other night where he left for Chicago after having a farewell BBQ at home. Ever since, I am the only intern in the office until the new intern, Lisa, arrives in October. So far it’s been going great at work; Larry and everyone on the team are very nice and helpful.


There is always something happening in the area so that it never gets boring during my free time. On Labor Day weekend for example, there was this festival called Arts, Beats and Eats in downtown Royal Oak and at the same time there was a Jazz festival in downtown Detroit. Both were really fun to check out.

Last Saturday we went to a college football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor to watch Michigan play (and win) against Central Florida. Even though the game didn’t start until noon, a lot of people arrived there early in the morning to hang out in frat houses or in the streets. Wherever you looked, you could see the colors maize and blue. Before that day I had thought that Ford Field in Detroit, where I watched my first football game, was huge but this one is even bigger and more crowded. 


Fall is now coming up; I am excited for what it will bring.

Comments

Larry W. said…
Great post, Kim. It's a pleasure to have you at AutoCom. Glad to see that you made it up to the University of Michigan's "Big House" as well.

Go Blue!

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